Proverbs 25:6–8
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6Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence,
and do not claim a place among his great men;
7it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,”g
than for him to humiliate you before his nobles.
What you have seen with your eyes
8do not bringa hastily to court,
for what will you do in the end
if your neighbor puts you to shame?h
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- aOr nobles / on whom you had set your eyes. / 8Do not go
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence
or stand in the place of the great,
for it is better to be told, “Come up here,”
than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.
What your eyes have seen
do not hastily bring into court,
for what will you do in the end,
when your neighbor puts you to shame?
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Don’t boast about yourself before the king,
and don’t stand in the place of the great;
for it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here!”
than to demote you in plain view of a noble.
Don’t take a matter to court hastily.
Otherwise, what will you do afterward
if your opponent humiliates you?
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NLTNew Living Translation
Don’t demand an audience with the king
or push for a place among the great.
It’s better to wait for an invitation to the head table
than to be sent away in public disgrace.
Just because you’ve seen something,
don’t be in a hurry to go to court.
For what will you do in the end
if your neighbor deals you a shameful defeat?
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Do not promote yourself before the king,
and in the place of the great ones do not stand.
For it is better that he say to you, “Ascend here,”
than he humble you before a noble.
What your eyes have seen,
do not hastily bring out to court,
for what will you do at its end,
when your neighbor puts you to shame?
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KJV 1900King James Version
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king,
And stand not in the place of great men:
For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither;
Than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince
Whom thine eyes have seen.
Go not forth hastily to strive,
Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof,
When thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
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